Housekeeper

Audley Group; Ilkley; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A retirement village operator in Ilkley seeks a dependable Housekeeper to maintain high cleanliness standards and provide excellent service. The role emphasizes respect for residents' homes and discretion. Ideal candidates need not have prior experience but should exhibit warmth and reliability. This position offers competitive pay, a pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, and various employee benefits like discounts on food and drinks.

Benefits

Work life balance

Competitive salary

Company pension scheme with 5% contribution

28 days holiday

50% discount on food and drinks

Guest suites at staff rates

Training via Audley Academy

Employee discount portal membership

Healthcare Cash Plan membership

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Free uniform

Qualifications

• Experience in housekeeping is a plus but not essential.
• Able to maintain confidentiality of owners, families and team members.
• Strong interpersonal skills to treat owners with respect.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and service standards across the village.
• Keep the village looking immaculate for owners and customers.
• Understand and respect owners' needs within their home.

Skills

Housekeeping experience

Warm and capable personality

Reliability

Discretion

Job description

Overview

Audley retirement villages are set in unique locations where our village owners can retire in a peaceful and lavish setting. Audley villages comprise of owners, who permanently reside on site within their own private homes and who pay a management fee for the upkeep of their properties and access to services on site. The village also hosts external customers and this role is responsible for providing a first class, positive experience for both types of clients. The key purpose of the role is to provide the highest standards of cleanliness and service at all times. So, if you enjoy a wide varied routine but with the emphasis of keeping everywhere spick and span then this could be the role for you.

Responsibilities

• Obviously, if you have experience in housekeeping that's fantastic - but for us it's not essential.
• We are looking for a warm, capable, reliable and discreet individual
• You will maintain confidentiality of owners, families and team members
• You will keep our villages looking immaculate for our owners and customers
• You will have the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes
• Treat our owners with respect, and appreciate that you’re in their home, and need to do things their way, is vital

Benefits

• Work life balance
• Competitive salary
• Company pension scheme, with a 5% company contribution
• 28 days holiday (inclusive bank holidays) - Pro rata according to the contract
• 50% discount on food and drinks at all of our restaurants nationwide
• Guest suites at staff rates at all of our luxury villages nationwide
• We can provide you with training and our online Audley Academy will help you build your skills.
• Free membership to our employee discount portal with access to discounts at all major retailers.
• Free membership to our Healthcare Cash Plan Scheme
• Refer a friend bonus scheme
• Free uniform and a lot more…